By AARON GETTINGER Staff Writer According to a release from the Department of Safety and Security, a University of Chicago student was robbed of cash and credit cards by two unknown persons around 1:54 p.m. at 5324 S. Woodlawn Ave. on Saturday, March 31. One of the robbers said he had a weapon; they fled […]

By JOSEPH PHILLIPS Staff Writer The University of Chicago, Ald. Willie Cochran (20th) and the Department of Transportation will host a the first of a series of meetings regarding the 61st Street Streetscape Master Plan project, Monday, April 2, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Reva and Donald Logan Center for the Arts, […]

By JOSEPH PHILLIPS Staff Writer Hyde Park Native and minor league basketball player Zeke Upshaw, who died Monday morning, March 26, after collapsing on the court during a game in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Saturday, March 24, died due to a “sudden cardiac death,” according to the Kent County Medical Examiner. According to statements from the […]

By AARON GETTINGER Staff Writer To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, the Addie Wyatt Center will present “Songs of the Chicago Freedom Movement: A Concert Remix” at the Promontory, 5311 S. Lake Park Ave. West, on April 4 at 7 p.m. The concert itself takes inspiration from the Chicago […]

By JOSEPH PHILLIPS Staff Writer Ald. Sophia King (4th) will discuss two development project proposals at her next community meeting in Hyde Park. During the meeting, which will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 5, at Kenwood Academy High School, 5101 S. Blackstone Ave., King will give Hyde Park residents the opportunity to meet […]

By AARON GETTINGER Staff Writer A 23-year-old man was shot in the groin in a drive-by shooting at 6115 S. Ellis Ave. Tuesday, March 27, at around 4 p.m., according to the University of Chicago (U. of C.) Department of Safety and Security. He sustained injuries to the groin, was independently transported to the University […]